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• TLF-IDA003081

Ideas and resources that connect the learning of Indonesian language with other learning areas.

• TLF-IDA004152

This unit of work has been written to support 'Alfred’s War', which is a story that unmasks the lack of recognition given to Australian Indigenous servicemen who returned from the WWI battlelines. This unit provides practical teaching ideas, assessment tasks and suggestions about how students might respond creatively to the text.

• TLF-IDA004153

This unit of work has been written to support 'The All New Must Have Orange 430' picture story book. The book explores the themes of advertising, materialism, recycling and the environment. This unit provides practical teaching ideas, assessment tasks and suggestions about how students might respond creatively to the text.

• TLF-IDA004156

This unit of work has been written to support the story 'Are We There Yet?' The book explores the themes of family, holidays, journey, place and travel. This unit provides practical teaching ideas, assessment tasks and suggestions about how students might respond creatively to the text.

• TLF-IDM015595

Tutankhamen was an Egyptian pharaoh who ascended to the throne in 1333 BC, at the age or nine or ten. His fame in modern times is due to the discovery of his virtually intact tomb in 1922. Since then, many questions have been asked about his life and ancestry. Listen to this audio clip to find out how genetic technology ...

• TLF-IDM020967

According to Lili Wilkinson, feedback is very important but it is also one of the hardest things about being a writer. Why is this? Do you agree? She also says writing is always collaborative. What reasons does she give for this?

• TLF-IDM015586

The siege of Tobruk took place in North Africa during World War II. Before the siege, Australian forces led the capture of the crucial Mediterranean port from Italian forces. This is an archival clip from a radio broadcast delivered by war correspondent Chester Wilmot. Listen to discover one of the most remarkable accomplishments ...

• TLF-IDM016027

Find out about the frustration and anger of African Americans and their experiences of racism in the 1960s. Discover what disadvantaged African Americans living in Harlem in 1968 had in common with African Americans living in the wealthy, advantaged suburbs.

• TLF-IDM015770

How and why do things that are precious and important sometimes get damaged or destroyed? This clip from 1969 gives us some answers. It explores what was happening to significant Aboriginal rock carvings in and around Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park in New South Wales. We see many of the carvings, and hear a museum curator ...

• TLF-IDM015449

How long is the Australian coastline? See Dr Derek Muller and Simon Pampena discussing the perimeter of the Australian coastline. Find out how the accuracy of that measurement depends on the length of the 'measuring stick' used. They discuss how a coastline is much like a fractal such as 'Koch's Snowflake'!